Hunter is no stranger to taking a bullet, however when so spooks get the drop on him he takes 20. Ria rushes to the aid of her friend and with tears in her eyes returns fire while dragging Hunter out of the line of fire. Hunter and Ria have a strange relationship, its not that they haven'y had sex its just to say that they are a couple wouldn't do justice to just how much these two rely on each other. Ria is Hunter's handler, guide and partner, she is smart, experienced, and nurturing. but she is also very cynical having had a rough life. Hunter being autistic as trouble with social interaction and emotional understanding, Ria helps him with this, she is the one person that he can connect to and trust (if you have autism or know someone who does then you know just how invaluable that is). Hunter despite being a biomechanically enhanced killing machine is a bit innocent and naive he's not green to the evils of the world (not by a long shot) but he doesn't dwell on them, he is very stoic that way. In Hunter Ria finds a quite stability the kind of thing that makes you feel as though no matter how bad things get the sun will rise again, she knows that Hunter will keep going and she with him; Hunter restores her hope. They trust each other completely, even if one doesn't always know what the other is thinking. And don't worry they'll get through this.